01127242

Component

The paper analyzes individuals’ mode choice behavior in Greater Cairo Region (GCR) by calibrating a group of Multinomial Logit (MNL) mode choice models. Data used in the current work were collected through two surveys undretaken as a part of Cairo Regional Area Transportation Study (CREATS). These are: the Home Interview Survey (HIS) and the Revealed Preference Survey (RPS). Four mode choice models were calibrated; a general model, and three models for work, education and other trips. The analysis considered both socioeconomic and network variables. The socioeconomic variables included age, gender, and income. Network variables included travel time, travel fare, and out of vehicle time. An application exercise was carried out to predict the modal shifts in GCR under four hypothetical policy scenarios; increasing bus fare, increasing metro fare, increasing shared taxi fare and increasing individual income level. The results showed that the potential for mode shifts is minor even with drastic changes in network characteristics, therefore, mode choice in GCR is can be described as inelastic.

01120148

09-0168

English

20p

2009

Transportation Research Board 88th Annual Meeting

DVD

Figures (4) ; References (6) ; Tables (4)

Bus transportation; Consumer preferences; Costs; Income; Logits; Mode choice; Public transit; Socioeconomic factors; Taxi services; Transportation modes; Travel behavior; Travel time

Cairo (Egypt)

Economics; Highways; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2009 Paper #09-0168

TRIS, TRB

Jan 30 2009 4:24PM